NSS GEOGRAPHY

Curriculum &

Assessment

AssessmentPaper I (75%)

7 compulsory topics

Paper II (25%)

2 elective topics

Duration 2 hours 45 mins 1 hour 15 mins

Scope Compulsory Part Elective Part

Section /

Question

type

A. MC (20%)

B. Field-work based

Question (15%)

C. 2 DBQ (30%)

D. 1 essay (10%)

D. 1 DBQ (15%)

E. 1 essay (10%)

NO school based assessment!!!

7 compulsory topics

1. Opportunities & Risks

Is it rational to live in hazard-prone areas?

Tsunami

Volcanic eruption

• WHERE do these hazards

occur?

• WHY do they occur?

• HOW and WHY do the impact of

these hazards vary greatly from

place to place?

• WHY do people still live in

hazard-prone areas?

2. Managing River & coastal

environments

• HOW does water shape our rivers and coasts?

• HOW can human activities influence the river

and coastal environments?

• HOW to manage rivers & coasts in

a sustainable way?

3.Changing industrial location

• WHY do industrial location changes

through time?

• HOW do research & development affect

industrial location lately?Globalization in industries

4. Building a sustainable city

• WHY do conflicts

arise in economic

development?

• How to strike a

balance between

economic

development and

environmental

conservation?conservationEconomic

Development

5. Combating Famine

Is technology a panacea for food shortage?

Obesity in MDCs

Food shortage in

LDCs

• To what extent is

famine a naturally

or human induced

disaster.

• How far can

farming technology

combating food

shortage?

Technology???

Intellectual aid???

6. Disappearing green canopy

• WHY do tropical rain forests

under threat?

• HOW does deforestation

affect nature & man?

• HOW to have a sustainable

forest management?

7. Global Warming

Is it a fact or fiction?

• WHAT is the evidence for global warming?

• TO WHAT EXTENT is global warming an actual climate change or a long term climatic fluctuation.

• How can man save the environment?

2 elective topics

Dynamic Earth:The building of HK

• WHAT are the

processes that

shape the earth /

physical

landscape of

Hong Kong?

• HOW to manage

geological

resources and

geological

hazards?landslides

Weathering

Erosion

Hong Kong formed

by rare

supervolcano

eruption SCMP

(31/8/2012)

Weather & Climate

• WHY does climate vary

with location?

• HOW does climate

influence human

activities?

• HOW do human

activities modify

climate?

Assessment

characteristics

Global

warming

(1) Issue-based enquiry learning

Hung Shui Kiu

• Pay attention to current

issue!

• Read newspaper, watch

news report daily

Students must love maps1:20,000 1:5000

2. Map

Reading (MC)

• Gradient

• Direction

• Area

• Map symbols

• Land use

• Cross section

Steep gradient as closely spaced

contour lines are found.

3. Map-based learning

(physical geography)

landslide

Kowloon

Bay

Land

use

changes

3. Map-based learning

(human geography)

4. Photo interpretation

5. Data

analysis

Weather chart

10. Field Trips

Coast

(Tung Wan)

Sustainable City

(Cheung Chau)

River

(River Silver)

Industry (Wong Chuk Hang)

11. Visits

F.3

Urban

Renewal

in

Wanchai

Careers Prospect

• Tertiary Education

• Planning Department

• Environment Groups: WWF

• Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation

Department